Presentation of Evaluation of World Bank Group Support to Youth Employment
PPT Presentation for Capstone
1. The MENA Region: The Impacts of
Youth Population and Employment
on US National Security
Josh Dunn
Intelligence Analysis Program
Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations Minor
2. Covered in the Presentation
• The US National Security Strategy (NSS) for
the MENA (Middle East and North Africa)
Region
• Youth Unemployment
• Education
• Private vs. Public sector incentives/securities
• FDIs (Foreign Direct Investments)
3. US National Security Strategy (NSS)
• Dismantling Terror
Networks
• Confronting external
aggression against allies
• Ensuring free flow of
energy
• Preventing WMDs
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9. Opportunities
• Rewrite the US NSS to address specific
economic issues
• Partner with US private sector businesses to
help provide technical expertise to the MENA
region private sector
• Work with educational institutions to provide
better training and skills for graduates
10. Confidence Level
• High level of confidence
• Status of economic trends
• Minimal information gaps with economic
trends
• Other drivers/trends